The Morra Gambit is a
popular weapon at club level, but can it be effective at GM level? Marc
Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view.

Mayhem in the Morra offers a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3.

Esserman
is the world's leading expert on the Morra Gambit and he shares all his
secrets and many novelties in a lively witty style. The Morra leads to
exciting gambit play, so some players decline the offer with 3...Nf6 -
Esserman also shows how White can attack this cautious defence.

Marc Esserman is an IM from the USA who has played and analysed the Morra Gambit for most of his life.

Three-times US Champion GM Larry Christiansen:"In
2011, when preparing for the US Championship, I decided to employ the
Morra Gambit as a surprise weapon if given the chance. Marc supplied me
with a vast amount of analysis and novelties for that tournament and I
became convinced that the gambit was not only dangerous, but perfectly
sound. There is no greater authority in the world on this line than Marc
Esserman and he lays it all out there in this book."

GM Loek van Wely:"I
thought: Is he serious? Are we going tp play coffeehouse today? Now I
know the answer, and the answer is yes! I got crushed in an impressive
way, leaving me both groggy and completely mad, forcing me to consider
the Morra seriously for the first time in my life.."

Yes. You can buy the book directly from Marc for $35 for paperback or $45 for hardcover. Note that these are copies that we physically have locally, so there is no involved shipping (ideally, anyone interested can complete a purchase at the Boylston or Harvard Square). All copies bought this way will be signed by the author.

For more details, or to purchase a copy this way, send me an email at nathan.smolensky@gmail.com.